CORONA (1892, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CORONA
Also known as:
FREEDOM
Year of Build:
1892
Official Number:
126850
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Duluth, MN
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Napoleon Grignon
Built on Bottom of:
JAMES BARDON (1879)
Original Owner and Location:
Duluth S. & Tile Co., Duluth, MI
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
64'
Beam:
16.5'
Depth:
7.5'
Tonnage (gross):
27.91
Tonnage (net):
13.96
Final Disposition
Date:
1946
How:
Abandoned.
History
Chronology:

1892, May 1 enrolled Duluth, MN.

1893, Mar 11 Owned Lake Superior Tile Co., Duluth, MN., William Osborne, manager.

1899 65 hp engine.

1906, Oct 22 Damaged by fire, Duluth, MN.

1907 Rebuilt 64.3 x 17 x 6', 51 gross / 18 net tons.

1909 Owned Robert L. Osborne, Duluth, MN.

1919 Owned R.S. Osborne, Duluth, MN.

1921 Owned Whitney Bros., Superior, WI.

1928 Renamed FREEDOM; owned Construction Materials Co., Chicago, IL.

1946 Abandoned per registry.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
American Bureau of Shipping
Enrollments, U.S. National Archives
Inland Lloyds’ Marine Directory
H. G. Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library
Peter J. VanderLinden
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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